Laundry treating apparatus
US-2018038031-A1 · Feb 8, 2018 · US
Clothes mover for an automatic washer
US9347166B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9347166-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213494340-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Publication date | May 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
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A washing machine for treating laundry comprising a basket rotatable about a first rotational axis, having a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall to at least partially define a treating chamber; a clothes mover proximate the bottom wall, having a base with a centrally located hub concentric with a second rotational axis about which the clothes mover reciprocally rotates; and at least one vane having an elongated body extending away from the hub and projecting upwardly from the clothes mover to terminate in a tip.
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What is claimed is: 1. A washing machine for treating laundry according to at least one automatic cycle of operation, comprising: a basket having a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to at least partially define a treating chamber with an open top, with the basket rotatable about a first rotational axis; a clothes mover located within the treating chamber, proximate the bottom wall, and having a base with a centrally located hub concen…
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- What does patent US9347166B2 cover?
- A washing machine for treating laundry comprising a basket rotatable about a first rotational axis, having a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from a bottom wall to at least partially define a treating chamber; a clothes mover proximate the bottom wall, having a base with a centrally located hub concentric with a second rotational axis about which the clothes mover reciprocally rotates; a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Carr David W, Mueller Dale E, Oguz Basak, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification D06F37/14. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
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- Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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